Summary of John Bradshaw's Homecoming

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 The loss of our innate human potential is the greatest tragedy of all. We can help prevent this from happening to our children by teaching them to be curious and creative, and by raising them in a culture that supports those traits. #2 I began to understand that when a child’s development is arrested, feelings are repressed, and especially the feelings of anger and hurt, a person will grow up to be an adult with an angry, hurt child inside of him. #3 Co-dependence is a dis-ease characterized by a loss of identity. It is fostered in unhealthy family systems. People who are co-dependent lose touch with their own feelings, needs, and desires, and instead become dependent on something outside of themselves to have an identity. #4 The family environment is extremely important for children. When the family is filled with violence, the child must focus on the outside. Without a healthy inner life, one is exiled to trying to find fulfillment on the outside.